He is Ex-Chairman and Managing Director of National Mineral Development Corporation Limited and Hindustan Copper Limited. He is a corporate leader who has used his expertise in working for different organizations to script the turnaround of two public sector giants. He was the architect of Hindustan Copper Limited survival and was instrumental in the massive diversification and growth of National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC). He has served as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Hindustan Copper Limited and National Mineral Development Corporation Limited.